Many knew that we thought we would be adopting and in the states for the holidays. Then things changed with that as the birthmother changed her mind. The big question was, "Do we still go on furlough?" or "Do we wait until we hear about another birthmother picking us?"
Well, we thought to wait it out. However, this past week we bit the bullet and purchased tickets for our home assignment. Yup, we are coming back to the states for a five, yes 5, month stay.
Our options for home assignment were:
1) 4 years Romania with 1 year back in the states.
2) 2 years Romania with 6 months back in the states.
We felt option one was too long for both reasons for relationships on both sides of the ocean.
We have now been in Romania for 2 1/2 years - so we are over due to get back to visit friends, family and supporters!
This past week we received a few reports from close friends and family of some health concerns. At that point we were more assured that we need to spend some good quality time with those we love back home.
We plan to spend holiday time in both Minnesota and Nebraska, with News Years back in Arizona. Then both of us need to take some continuing education courses for our therapy license and certificates.
Adoption News: We are so close to the top of the list at the adoption agency that every expecting mom that goes through this agency will read our profile and letter to choose from. Please join us as we continue to pray that during our time in the states our family will grow to include a beautiful, healthy baby.
As exciting as it is to think about being in the states it is difficult to pack up when ministry and relationships here are going so well. Please pray for us as we pack, organize, and visit with many before we leave here. Oh yeah, all of this in ONE WEEK. We will depart on Dec. 6th heading to Minneapolis first.
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